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|n |Editing: Capitalization and End Punctuation |Hayley Williams |Parma City School District |

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| |[Unit Title] |NRS EFL(s) |TIME FRAME |

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| | |1 – 2 |One 120-minute class |

|Instructio|ABE/ASE Standards – English Language Arts and Literacy |

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| |Reading (R) |Writing (W) |Speaking & Listening (S) |Language (L) |

| |Foundational Skills | |

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| |LEARNER PRIOR KNOWLEDGE |

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| |Learners have knowledge of parts of speech |

| |Learners can identify declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences |

| |INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES |RESOURCES |

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| |Last class we discussed sentence types, which relate directly to end punctuation. |Student copies of Practice End Marks |

| |Remember, we have three options when ending a sentence: period, question mark, or |Practice End Marks [PDF file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from |

| |exclamation mark. Let’s briefly add to our notes for a review. | |

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| |Students will review end punctuation by completing the Practice End Marks and turn this |Chalk/white board |

| |into the instructor | |

| | |Student copies of Chapter 10: Capitalization |

| |End punctuation is important, but also is capitalization. Look at the sentences you just|McDougal Littell. (n.d.). Chapter 10: Capitalization. Retrieved from |

| |added punctuation to. What words do you notice are capitalized? Why are these | |

| |capitalized? Write responses on the board | |

| | |Student copies of Chapter 4.1 Capitalization |

| |First, you will complete a brief pre-assessment Chapter 10: Capitalization. Review this |Common core basics: Building essential test readiness skills (Writing). (2015). Columbus, OH: |

| |with students prior to continuing with the lesson. |McGraw-Hill Education. |

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| |Turn to Lesson 4.1 Capitalization in Common Core Basics: Building Essential Test |Student copies of Capitalization & End Punctuation Guided Notes Handout (attached) |

| |Readiness Skills (Writing) to review when to capitalize for three situations: Beginning | |

| |of sentences, Titles, Proper Nouns |Student copies of Capitalization Worksheet (Capitalizing and Writing Proper Nouns) |

| |Students should take notes with at least one example of each on their Capitalization & |. (n.d.). Capitalization Worksheet (Capitalizing and Writing Proper Nouns). |

| |End Punctuation Guided Notes Handout. |Retrieved from |

| |Before reviewing pg. 99 on proper nouns, have students fill in as many proper nouns as |

| |they know on the Capitalization Worksheet (Capitalizing and Writing Proper Nouns) |ouns-2.pdf&x=173&y=21 |

| |Use the book to add more examples of proper nouns to the guided notes. | |

| | |Paper for student use |

| |With a partner, apply the rules of capitalization to the short passage on pg. 100. | |

| |Record on a separate sheet of paper words that need capitalization correction. |Computers with Internet access for student use |

| |Review this with the class, asking students to support their correction with reasoning | |

| |(rules of capitalization) |Capitalization 1 Quiz. (n.d.). Retrieved from |

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| |Students will independently complete the Skill Review on pg. 103-104 on a separate sheet| |

| |of paper. |Capitalization in English - Practice Test 2. (n.d.). Retrieved from |

| |Review these having students score their own. | |

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| |Have students return to the pre-assessment Chapter 10: Capitalization and review their |Capitalization Activities and Worksheets | Ereading Worksheets. (n.d.). Retrieved from |

| |initial answers to see if they have changed. Students will turn this in to the |

| |instructor. |worksheets/ |

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| |If time allows or additional practice is needed, direct students to the following | |

| |websites to practice independently or print out additional worksheets: | |

| |Capitalization 1 Quiz | |

| |Capitalization in English – Practice Test 2 | |

| |Capitalization Activities and Worksheets | |

| |DIFFERENTIATION |

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| |Whole class, partner, independent work |

| |Guided notes which can be filled in more for students |

|Reflection|TEACHER REFLECTION/LESSON EVALUATION |

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| |ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |

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Capitalization & End Punctuation

Guided Notes Handout

Capitalization

When to capitalize:

1.Beginning of sentences

Ex:

2.Titles

Ex:

3.Proper Nouns

| |Common Noun- Proper Noun |

|Calendar References | |

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| |*Seasons are not capitalized |

|Geographic Locations | |

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| |*Directions are not capitalized unless referring to a specific region : The South |

|Historical Reference | |

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|Names | |

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| |*Abbreviations and initials are also capitalized: Ph.D., Jr., NFL |

End Punctuation Sentence Type

___________________- stating information, feelings, or wishes. _____________________

___________________- asking for a response _____________________

___________________- showing strong excitement or emotion _____________________

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